The CYCLE Kids program breaks the cycles of inactivity, poor nutrition habits, social isolation, and low self-esteem by giving children life skills that build self-confidence, improve academic outcomes, and improve cardio and core fitness.

Cambridge, MA—The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) has selected CYCLE Kids founder Julianne Idlet to receive a 2013 PCFSN Community Leadership Award. The award is given annually to individuals or organizations who improve the lives of others within their community by providing or enhancing opportunities to engage in sports, physical activities, fitness or nutrition-related programs.

We all read and hear about how unhealthy we are becoming as a society, as a nation, and globally. Most of you reading this post will be fortunate enough to understand the importance of having a healthy lifestyle, and include exercise and good nutrition habits in your daily lives. But there are many who do not yet understand the importance of such. So many, in fact, that the overweight physical condition of people today, due to inactivity and poor eating habits, has been identified as a global crisis.

On November 30th, CYCLE Kids and Olympic cyclist Evelyn Stevens kicked off a partnership at the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan to bring biking and nutrition education to children in NYC and beyond. Schools in Bedford-Stuyvesant have been eager to implement our proven, effective curriculum for their students.

2012 was a year of unprecedented growth for CYCLE Kids! We’re proud to acknowledge our program has travelled to Georgia and Texas, and, in early 2013, we’ll be operating a new East Boston school. We’re especially thrilled to note that these expansions were made possible by the extraordinary personal efforts of our supporters, proving that passionate people can create meaningful change.

On October 18th, CYCLE Kids hosted our Third Annual – and best ever! – Gala at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge. Once again our community of advocates, bike-lovers, and friends gathered to celebrate the CYCLE Kids mission, raise funds, and share stories – and we were honored by the awesome show of support! In addition to raising money towards Boston- and Brooklyn-based programs, the 150 attendees generously “built” 15 bikes piecemeal through our virtual bike-build wall!